***Official*** Australia in Sri Lanka

[benchmark00]

How did he not give that?

Oh it's the pom.

Richard Put-the-kettle-on-bro.

 

[Nate]

had Sanath been on this forum he'd been banned in minutes.

Haha, Bun coming good!

 

[TT Boy]

If SL hadn't been so gutless in the first innings this would be a heck of a game. Just got to feel that once the new ball comes Mathews is going to go. If not sooner.

Will be the key. Fancy Mathews will look to attack then.

Might have been worth saving Watson for the new ball, see if he can get it to swing conventionally.

 

[adub]

Snags

 

[benchmark00]

Just horrible commentary.

 

[Cruxdude]

Just horrible commentary.

Lingoos sausage FTW

 

[Daemon]

All I've heard them discuss is flowers and food

 

[adub]

spicy pork snags in fact

you put this stuff into it and then you steam it.

 

[Bun]

Beautiful trajectory and line and length from Clarke. Such an underrated bowler.

 

[Athlai]

Will be the key. Fancy Mathews will look to attack then.

Might have been worth saving Watson for the new ball, see if he can get it to swing conventionally.

As a neutral I'm hoping Mathews gets a bit of luck and a flurry of boundaries come off the new ball. Have to say I doubt he is up to it.

 

[TT Boy]

All I've heard them discuss is flowers and food

Definitely on the payroll of the Sri Lanka Ministry of Culture and Arts.

 

[Howe_zat]

I thought when I turned on the laptop that if these two played out a wicketless session we'd have a game on. Rain means we're still 40 runs or so from Sri Lanka really being in it at all, but encouraging signs nonetheless.

How well has Mahela batted? And what's gone wrong with Lyon?

 

[Speersy]

Whats happened to the pitch?
Is the ball too old?

I know Jayawardene is awesome but he's making it look easy out there.
I love watching teams try and break decent partnerships. Sri Lanka will lose but this is bad for Australia in the 2nd test.
EDIT *touch wood*

 

[Spikey]

How well has Mahela batted? And what's gone wrong with Lyon?

3 brilliant catches + a terrible shot hasn't happened



yet

His performance this innings hasn't been that worse than his first innings performance really, just luck hasn't gone his way yet

 

[SamSawnoff]

I thought when I turned on the laptop that if these two played out a wicketless session we'd have a game on. Rain means we're still 40 runs or so from Sri Lanka really being in it at all, but encouraging signs nonetheless.

How well has Mahela batted? And what's gone wrong with Lyon?

I haven't been watching this morning, how have the fields been set?

He's a very inexperienced young bowler, I can't imagine much has 'gone wrong' for him. He ain't Warne.

 

[TumTum]

I haven't been watching this morning, how have the fields been set?

He's a very inexperienced young bowler, I can't imagine much has 'gone wrong' for him. He ain't Warne.

He's doing ok, to describe him best would be to think of Hauritz but with the spin and bounce. This isnt a dust bowl like people say, its just inconsistent but has flatened out.

Clarke had Haddin up for Copeland from the start which was a bit stupid. I hope they change that in the second session.

 

[Spikey]

So just think of Hauritz

 

[SamSawnoff]

He's doing ok, to describe him best would be to think of Hauritz but with the spin and bounce. This isnt a dust bowl like people say, its just inconsistent but has flatened out.

I like the look of him as a bowler and unlike Hauritz, he's played stuff all first class, so I hope he's given a couple of series at least to develop. That's kind of unfashionable thinking though so it's unlikely.

 

[TumTum]

So just think of Hauritz

But with spin and bounce

 

[centurymaker]

this is a minefield